I am fortunate to have some great friends who are great Shayars too ! Here are some of their thoughts that touched attributions given where I remember, else they know who they are ! And if you have a great Sher, comment in and I will add by the by ! Join me on Twitter to get some more occasionally !

Lessons from a Dog Everything - inanimate or animate- can serve one or many purposes in our lives and can teach us lessons if we are receptive. Perhaps "nothing happens without a reason' makes sense. So what can a dying dog teach ? Had received a story sometime ago which made sense to me. Sharing it, and share on ! A Dog's Purpose? (according to a 6-year-old). Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa , and their little boy Shane, were all very attached…

100 Simple Health Tips one can easily follow ! 1. Walk for 30 minutes daily. 2. Eat a piece of fruit daily. 3. Eat whole foods instead of processed foods whenever possible. 4. Reject foods and drinks made of artificial colors or sweetener. 5. Start each lunch/dinner with salad. 6. Give your partner a hug every day before work. 7. Take a deep belly breath for three to five minutes twice a day. 8. Smell the scent of lavender to relax and sleep well. 9. Eat a handful of walnuts before bed. 10. Drink plenty of water. 11. Get 10-15…

‘There was a door to which I found no key, There was a veil beyond which I could not see; Talk awhile of thee and me there was, Then no more of thee -or me.’” and more : “‘Into this world and why not knowing, And like water willy -nilly flowing … ( Omar Khayyam ) Death. A fact of life. Yet one talked about in hushed, frightened tones. Something which happens to others. And we mourn the dead- knowing fully well that by that time it'd not make a twit of difference to them ! We also mourn…

Amrita-Main Tenu Pher Milangi Very nice poem by Amrita Pritam , recited so beautifully by Gulzar. Attempting translation in Gurmukhi-ongoing ..... A bit about Amrita : Amrita Pritam (31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian writer and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and is considered the first prominent woman Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist, and the leading 20th-century poet of the Punjabi language, who is equally loved on both sides of the India-Pakistan border. With a career spanning over six decades, she produced over 100 books of poetry, fiction, biographies, essays, a collection of Punjabi folk songs…